HSK C7-9/V7-9
Correct
淹
/ yān /
Strokes
Definition
to flood/to submerge/to drown/to irritate the skin (of liquids)/to delay
Example
As a Verb
soak
1
Zhè
这
mùtou
木头
yīn
因
bèi
被
shuǐ
水
yān
淹
de
得
shíjiān
时间
guò
过
jiǔ
久
ér
而
péngzhàng
膨胀
。
The wood has become swollen from long soaking.
As a Verb
flood; submerge; inundate; drown
2
Xǔduō
许多
fángwū
房屋
bèi
被
yān
淹
。
Many houses are under water.
3
Héshuǐ
河水
juédī
决堤
,
yān
淹
le
了
zhěnggè
整个
cūnzi
村子
。
The river burst its banks, submerging/drowning the entire village.
4
Yān
淹
de
得
bànsǐ
半死
be two-thirds/half drowned
As a Verb
(of sweat, tears, etc) irritate the skin
5
Bèi
被
hán
汗
yān
淹
de
得
nánshòu
难受
be tingling from sweat
As an Adjective
prolonged